Key points for today
• Kent County cases increased by 1 to 196.
• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 66,450, an increase of 335 in the last 24 hours.
• Of the state’s 3,030 deaths, 15 were in the last 24 hours; another 127 deaths in Maryland are likely due to the novel coronavirus.
The Spy updates this chart between 2 and 3 p.m. Statewide data is updated about 10 a.m. each day; counties may update data throughout the day until 5 p.m. Hopkins updates its data throughout the day.
* Maryland and Cecil County report the total released from isolation.
** For Kent County deaths, The Spy reports its own tally based on the number of state-reported deaths within Kent County facilities and the number of non-facility deaths. For Queen Anne’s County deaths, The Spy reports the total deaths listed on the county’s website. There are discrepancies among state and county statistics concerning total deaths and facility deaths.
Key metrics
• There currently are 478 people hospitalized — 297 in acute care and 181 in intensive care. The total number of hospitalized patients decreased by 9 in the last 24 hours.
• The number of new cases and additional deaths per day also continues to decline.
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Additional information
• Of the 10,414 patients tested on June 26, 4.24% tested positive for COVID-19; the 7-day average positivity rate was 4.86%.
• A total of 623,927 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Maryland. The state reports 447,366 total negative test results, including 7,084 in the last 24 hours.
• Of the state’s 66,450 cases, 10,751 patients have ever been hospitalized for treatment; 4,935 have been released from isolation.
The graph below shows the total cases, total ever hospitalized, and total deaths statewide.
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